Blue Skies Riding Academy, Inc.

Our Horses

Name: Bailey
Birth Year: 2003
Gender: mare
Breed: Thoroughbred
Level: WTC, jumps up to 2'6"
About: Owned by Sami Malik, Bailey is an off-the-track Thoroughbred who is currently being retrained as a hunter.

Name: Buster
Birth Year: 1977
Gender: gelding
Breed: Quarter Horse
About: Buster, along with his best buddy, Thermo, has now retired with a good friend of Blue Skies at GrayStone Stables. He loves being groomed and taking care of first-time riders. He is simply as sweet as they come!

Name: Cloud
Birth Year: 1988
Gender: mare
Breed: Pony of the Americas
Level: WTC, jumps crossrails only
About: Cloud is about as bombproof as a horse can be, as long as there is food involved! She will do leadline rides, teach beginner riders and take an advanced rider over a course of fences, all in the same day!

Name: Grits
Birth Year: 1999
Gender: gelding
Breed: Pony of the Americas
Level: WTC, jumps up to 3'3"
About: Grits is a very talented pony with a mischievous nature. He will jump anything, even a canoe – as long as you can get him to the jump! Riding Grits takes extra effort, but the riders who learn how to push his buttons have a great time on trails and at shows.

Name:Jake
Birth Year: 1995
Gender: gelding
Breed: Halflinger
Level: WTC jumps up to 2'6"
About: Jake was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. He was adopted by our program and is a great beginner through adavnced pony. He is very sweet and a smooth ride. He is hard to get going but once he does, he will do anything you like!

Name: Lil John
Birth Year: 2001
Gender: gelding
Breed: Welsh Pony
Level: WTC, jumps up to 3'
About: Woodlands Lil John is a fancy Welsh show pony. He is a lot of power in a smaller package, jumping up to 3' and showing at 2' 6." He is mostly well-mannered but can be a little silly about being caught in the pasture!

Name: Penny
Birth Year: 1996
Gender: mare
Breed: Quarter Horse
Level: WTC, jumps up to 2'
About: Penny is a sweet girl who takes beginner-intermediate riders. She is wonderful with children who are learning to master the trot.

Name: Ponca
Birth Year: 1991
Gender: gelding
Breed: Paint Pony
Level: WTC, jumps crossrails
About: Ponca is fun little pony who can take riders over their first crossrails.

Name: Rain
Birth Year: 2000
Gender: mare
Breed: Mustang
Level: WTC, jumps crossrails
About: Rain is currently settling in at Blue Skies. She will be a great intermediate-advanced horse. She's a quick, smooth girl and is a joy to ride!

Name: Rosie
Birth Year: 1995
Gender: mare
Breed: Belgian
Level: WTC jumps crossrails
About: Rosie was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. She was adopted by our program this fall. Along with her buddy Roxy, Rosie was a carriage horse for 12 years. She is a great teacher for all levels of riders. She is a big girl who is nice, smooth, and slow.

Name: Roxy
Birth Year: 1993
Gender: mare
Breed: Belgian
Level: WTC jumps crossrails
About: Roxy was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. She was adopted by our program this fall. Along with her buddy Roxy, Rosie was a carriage horse for 12 years. She is a great teacher for all levels of riders. She is a big girl who is nice, smooth, and slow.

Name: Sam I Am
Birth Year: 1995
Gender: gelding
Breed: Paint
Level: WTC, jumps up to 2'6"
About: Sam I Am is an intermediate-advanced horse with a big spring in his step! Sam is still green over fences learning not to plow through them!

Name: Savvy
Birth Year: 2005
Gender: mare
Breed: Thoroughbred
Level: WTC jumps up to 2'6"
About: Savvy was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. She was adopted by our program and she has turned out to be a very fancy and sweet mare. She is still learning the ropes with jumping but has a great foundation in dressage. She is a great challenge for our intermediate and advanced riders.

Name: Sneaky
Birth Year: 1985
Gender: gelding
Breed: Arabian
Level: WTC, jumps crossrails
About: Sneaky (registered name, Sneak Preview) has a beautiful, flowing, white mane and tail. He looks like a unicorn without the horn! Sneaky has a lovely, easy canter and he believes that any size jump is worth jumping BIG! Sneaky is very particular about how he is ridden and will let the instructors know when he really likes his rider!

Name: Soleil
Birth Year: 1999
Gender: mare
Breed: Appendix
Level: Advanced/Jumping 2'6"
About: Soleil came to us from Huntcliff Stables after their barn was flooded by the Chattahoochee. She is a wonderful addition to our lesson program for our advanced riders. She is a fast balanced ride, and is talented over fences and at dressage.

Name: Thermo
Birth Year: 1977
Gender: mare
Breed: Quarter Horse
About: Thermo, along with her best buddy, Buster, has now retired with a good friend of Blue Skies at GrayStone Stables. She enjoys being groomed, taking care of first-time riders and loves just relaxing out in the sun.

Name: Tyfi (Ty-vee)
Birth Year: 2003
Gender: gelding
Breed: Section A Welsh Pony
Level: WTC jumps up to 2'6"
About: Tyfi (Windham Hills Tyfi Lloyd) was adopted by our program from Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. He is a very fancy 11.1h welsh pony and is a wonderful little pony. He is great for our smaller girls and gives them confidence on the flat and over fences. He is very talented at jumping and can clear 3' with a rider!.

Name: Wasabi
Birth Year: 1993
Gender: gelding
Breed: Thoroughbred
Level: WTC, jumps up to 3'
About: Wasabi came to us from a career as a show jumper. He still loves to run and jump on occassion, though we keep the jumps low for him now. Wasabi's experience gives riders confidence over fences as well as on the flat and he is proving to be a great teacher.

Name: Winnie
Birth Year: 1990
Gender: gelding
Breed: Quarter Horse
Level: WTC, jumps first crossrails
About: Winnie is as sweet as they come, just like Winnie the Pooh! He is the perfect horse for first rides, has a bouncy trot that helps students learn to post, and is just an all around good guy.

Name: Bailey Birth Year: 2003 Gender: mare Breed: Thoroughbred Level: WTC, jumps up to 2'6" About: Owned by Sami Malik, Bailey is an off-the-track Thoroughbred who is currently being retrained as a hunter.
Name: Buster Birth Year: 1977 Gender: gelding Breed: Quarter Horse About: Buster, along with his best buddy, Thermo, has now retired with a good friend of Blue Skies at GrayStone Stables. He loves being groomed and taking care of first-time riders. He is simply as sweet as they come!
Name: Cloud Birth Year: 1988 Gender: mare Breed: Pony of the Americas Level: WTC, jumps crossrails only About: Cloud is about as bombproof as a horse can be, as long as there is food involved! She will do leadline rides, teach beginner riders and take an advanced rider over a course of fences, all in the same day!
Name: Grits Birth Year: 1999 Gender: gelding Breed: Pony of the Americas Level: WTC, jumps up to 3'3" About: Grits is a very talented pony with a mischievous nature. He will jump anything, even a canoe – as long as you can get him to the jump! Riding Grits takes extra effort, but the riders who learn how to push his buttons have a great time on trails and at shows.
Name:Jake Birth Year: 1995 Gender: gelding Breed: Halflinger Level: WTC jumps up to 2'6" About: Jake was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. He was adopted by our program and is a great beginner through adavnced pony. He is very sweet and a smooth ride. He is hard to get going but once he does, he will do anything you like!
Name: Lil John Birth Year: 2001 Gender: gelding Breed: Welsh Pony Level: WTC, jumps up to 3' About: Woodlands Lil John is a fancy Welsh show pony. He is a lot of power in a smaller package, jumping up to 3' and showing at 2' 6." He is mostly well-mannered but can be a little silly about being caught in the pasture!
Name: Penny Birth Year: 1996 Gender: mare Breed: Quarter Horse Level: WTC, jumps up to 2' About: Penny is a sweet girl who takes beginner-intermediate riders. She is wonderful with children who are learning to master the trot.
Name: Ponca Birth Year: 1991 Gender: gelding Breed: Paint Pony Level: WTC, jumps crossrails About: Ponca is fun little pony who can take riders over their first crossrails.
Name: Rain Birth Year: 2000 Gender: mare Breed: Mustang Level: WTC, jumps crossrails About: Rain is currently settling in at Blue Skies. She will be a great intermediate-advanced horse. She's a quick, smooth girl and is a joy to ride!
Name: Rosie Birth Year: 1995 Gender: mare Breed: Belgian Level: WTC jumps crossrails About: Rosie was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. She was adopted by our program this fall. Along with her buddy Roxy, Rosie was a carriage horse for 12 years. She is a great teacher for all levels of riders. She is a big girl who is nice, smooth, and slow.
Name: Roxy Birth Year: 1993 Gender: mare Breed: Belgian Level: WTC jumps crossrails About: Roxy was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. She was adopted by our program this fall. Along with her buddy Roxy, Rosie was a carriage horse for 12 years. She is a great teacher for all levels of riders. She is a big girl who is nice, smooth, and slow.
Name: Sam I Am Birth Year: 1995 Gender: gelding Breed: Paint Level: WTC, jumps up to 2'6" About: Sam I Am is an intermediate-advanced horse with a big spring in his step! Sam is still green over fences learning not to plow through them!
Name: Savvy Birth Year: 2005 Gender: mare Breed: Thoroughbred Level: WTC jumps up to 2'6" About: Savvy was rescued this past year by Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. She was adopted by our program and she has turned out to be a very fancy and sweet mare. She is still learning the ropes with jumping but has a great foundation in dressage. She is a great challenge for our intermediate and advanced riders.
Name: Sneaky Birth Year: 1985 Gender: gelding Breed: Arabian Level: WTC, jumps crossrails About: Sneaky (registered name, Sneak Preview) has a beautiful, flowing, white mane and tail. He looks like a unicorn without the horn! Sneaky has a lovely, easy canter and he believes that any size jump is worth jumping BIG! Sneaky is very particular about how he is ridden and will let the instructors know when he really likes his rider!
Name: Soleil Birth Year: 1999 Gender: mare Breed: Appendix Level: Advanced/Jumping 2'6" About: Soleil came to us from Huntcliff Stables after their barn was flooded by the Chattahoochee. She is a wonderful addition to our lesson program for our advanced riders. She is a fast balanced ride, and is talented over fences and at dressage.
Name: Thermo Birth Year: 1977 Gender: mare Breed: Quarter Horse About: Thermo, along with her best buddy, Buster, has now retired with a good friend of Blue Skies at GrayStone Stables. She enjoys being groomed, taking care of first-time riders and loves just relaxing out in the sun.
Name: Tyfi (Ty-vee) Birth Year: 2003 Gender: gelding Breed: Section A Welsh Pony Level: WTC jumps up to 2'6" About: Tyfi (Windham Hills Tyfi Lloyd) was adopted by our program from Hidden Meadows Equine Rescue. He is a very fancy 11.1h welsh pony and is a wonderful little pony. He is great for our smaller girls and gives them confidence on the flat and over fences. He is very talented at jumping and can clear 3' with a rider!.
Name: Wasabi Birth Year: 1993 Gender: gelding Breed: Thoroughbred Level: WTC, jumps up to 3' About: Wasabi came to us from a career as a show jumper. He still loves to run and jump on occassion, though we keep the jumps low for him now. Wasabi's experience gives riders confidence over fences as well as on the flat and he is proving to be a great teacher.
Name: Winnie Birth Year: 1990 Gender: gelding Breed: Quarter Horse Level: WTC, jumps first crossrails About: Winnie is as sweet as they come, just like Winnie the Pooh! He is the perfect horse for first rides, has a bouncy trot that helps students learn to post, and is just an all around good guy.